Outstanding review/comments, I enjoyed reading them.
AK Is one of my favorite books. I read it in my twenties and remember wanting my work day to end so I could get home to see what was happening to all these people I cared so much about. I also remember waiting in a doctor's office and being...
Ex-Wife by Ursula Parrott originally published in 1929
It is striking how late twentieth century Ex-Wife feels. Adjusted for some cultural norms, Ms. Parrott's tale of a young divorcee living in New York City in the 1920s, could have been written in the 1980s or 1990s.
Those latter two...
I feel the same way about it. Allow me one small edit to your comments:
"Bogart's office is [much] larger than some of our homes Fading Fast's New York City apartment."
My comments on "Sabrina: from a couple of years ago: #30,063
I've seen it few times in the past, but not recently. My memory is similar to yours; I think you capture it well. It was an ambitious effort that combined social and political commentary plus sci-fi in one movie. It had elements of "The Twilight Zone" and even "Star Trek," again, if memory...
"This is a very offensive portrayal of writers. No writer I know would ever tear up a $25 check."
I agree, especially since it's worth about ~$450 in 2024 dollars. But then again, I do know of one writer who let a $200 check go uncashed for so long it expired. :)
Four Mothers from 1941 with Priscilla, Lola and Rosemary Lane, Gale Page, Claude Rains, Frank McHugh, Jeffrey Lynn, Dick Foran, May Robson and Eddie Albert
This third and final entry in the "Lemp family" saga succumbed to the challenges of most sequels as its story is forced and the dramatic...
The Rat Race from 1960 with Tony Curtis, Debbie Reynolds, Jack Oakie, Don Rickles and Kay Medford
The nice thing about "old movies" is that there's always another gem to be discovered. The Rat Race is a gem, but it takes some Motion Picture Production Code "translation" skill to understand the...
I'm worried about how long Ma can hold out without her, um, backroom business. Also, she must be bored out of her mind.
Jane Arden is drawn in such a way that she looks to me like a different woman full face versus in profile.
Just a Gigolo from 1931 with William Haines, Irene Purcell and C. Aubrey Smith
Even in 1930, "testing" a woman's "virtue" before marriage had to feel a bit contrived as the 1920s was hardly a chaste decade. Yet if you simply run with Just a Gigolo, it's a fun precode elevated by Irene...
Cheery is the first (or given) name of Madam Singh. You might remember her from a few years back. She is Captain Blaze's daughter, so her maiden name was Cheery Blaze. The irony Caniff played with in calling her Cheery is that she is the least cheery person on earth.
This is Cheery with Terry:
I really enjoyed your write-up. I watched the movie earlier in the year and like it like you and your wife did. My comments here: #31,263 (feel free to ignore, we all only have so much time).
"Give us the codes!"
"I will never sell out my country!"
"We will pull out your fingernails one by one."
"I will never sell out my country!"
"We break all your bones."
"I will never sell out my country!"
"We will cut out your tongue."
"I will never sell out my country!"
"We will make you...
The Damned Don't Cry from 1950 with Joan Crawford, David Brian, Kent Smith and Steve Cochran
"Don't talk to me about self respect, that's something you tell yourself you got when you got nothing else...The only thing that counts is that stuff you take to the bank, that filthy buck that...
Since I'm caught up to the latest Clover Press release (which is up through 1940) until they release the next few years (should be this month or next), I've been reading through some of the bonus material they also sent (which is quite good).
Below are two promotional items that Caniff did...
Four Wives from 1939 with Priscilla Lane, Lola Lane and Rosemary Lane (all sisters), plus Gale Page, Claude Rains, Frank McHugh, Jeffrey Lynn and May Robson
If Hallmark today had the budget for the behind- and in-front-of-the-camera talent that Warner Bros. had in the 1930s, then Hallmark...
I didn't watch it this time, but I've seen it a few times and agree. It's an outstanding movie that, for me anyway, gets better each time I see it. I don't want to spoil it for others, so I'll just note that the scene of the young boy alone on the pier is freakin' heartbreaking.
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